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AVIENT
ADVANCED
COMPOSITES
OVERVIEW
LOWER
ENERGY
COSTS
Requires less
energy during
installation
and use
INCREASE
COMPETITIVE
ADVANTAGE
Customizable
solutions for
specific
application
needs
REDUCE
PRODUCT
LIFECYCLE
COSTS
Lower
installation
time, as well as
warranty and
�part replacement �
expenses
EXTEND
PRODUCT
LIFETIME
Corrosion,
flame, fatigue
and UV
resistant for
improved
durability
DESIGN
STRONG,
LIGHTER
WEIGHT
COMPONENTS
Up to 75%
lighter than
steel and up
to 25% lighter
than aluminum
ADVANCED COMPOSITES
An exceptional alternative to traditional materials such
as wood, ceramic and metal, advanced composite
solutions enable designers to:
• Design lighter weight structural components for
increased lifetime performance and improved
fuel efficiency—higher strength-to-weight ratios
to exceed the structural performance of traditional
materials while significantly reducing weight—up
to 75% lighter than steel and up to 25% lighter
than aluminum
• Extend product lifetime to reduce part
replacement and decrease warranty expenses—
the corrosion, weather, flame and fatigue
resistance of composite solutions improve
component durability
• Reduce product lifecycle costs—the extended
product lifetime, along with the potential for
reduced installation time and cost due to the lighter
weight of composite solutions, significantly reduces
the associated cost over the lifetime of a part
• Lower energy costs—by leveraging a higher
strength-to-weight ratio, composite solutions
allow designers to engineer products that require
less energy or power during installation and use
• Increase competitive advantage—Avient
advanced composite solutions can be customized
to provide electrical insulation, thermal insulation,
radiopacity, low thermal expansion, flexural
memory and load damping, while delivering
desired performance and aesthetic specifications
TRANSPORTATION
Truck floors, liners and aerodynamic components,
rail car doors and panels, automotive structural
solutions, leaf springs, traffic safety markers
and delineators, air cargo unit load devices (ULDs)
The Avient advanced composites portfolio offers customized solutions
to serve a full range of markets and industries, including:
USES & APPLICATIONS
ENERGY
Wind turbine blade stiffening components,
sucker rods, oil & gas production solutions
BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION
Structural blast protection, garage doors, modular
construction, temporary shelters, architectural
columns, concrete and masonry reinforcements,
pipe reinforcement
HEALTHCARE
External orthopedic fixators, endoscopy wands,
prosthetics
MARINE
Panels for decking, bulkheads, cabinets, doors,
transoms, ceilings; reinforcements for stringers;
sail battens
CONSUMER & RECREATION
Archery bow limbs and risers, furniture springs, diving
board springs, golf flagpoles, snowsports equipment,
sporting stick shafts, paddle shafts, lightweight and
extendable mast structures
ELECTRICAL &
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Utility poles and cross-arms, high voltage transmission
& distribution insulator cores, surge arresters, bus bar
covers and electrical tool components
INDUSTRIAL
Pallet stiffeners, pipe reinforcement, conveyor springs,
dock shelters
PROCESSES &
CAPABILITIES
Avient’s reinforced composite technologies use carbon, glass and aramid fibers with custom formulated thermoset
or thermoplastic resins in continuous forming processes.
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/article/overmolding-processing?rtype[]=1164
GLS soft TPEs can be overmolded onto rigid plastic, metal, or other substrates using a variety of techniques, including:
Overmolded parts will take longer to cool because the TPE is only cooled from one side as the plastic substrate has poor thermal conductivity.
https://www.avient.com/investor-center/news/avient-announces-agreement-acquire-dsm-protective-materials-dyneema-and-plans-explore-sale-distribution
Plastic Waste
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the time required to consummate the acquisition of the Dyneema business; the satisfaction or waiver of conditions in the purchase agreement; completion of the consultation process with the relevant Dutch works council; the ability to obtain required regulatory or other third-party approvals and consents and otherwise consummate the proposed acquisition of the Dyneema business; our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the proposed acquisition of the Dyneema business and possible sale of the distribution business; disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability and cost of credit in the future; the effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; the current and potential future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, results of operations, financial position or cash flows; changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding plastics in jurisdictions where we conduct business; fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply, and in energy prices and supply; production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs; unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters; an inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services; information systems failures and cyberattacks; and other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates and changes in the rate of inflation.